Felt Heart Brooch or Pendant Necklace

Add a bit of crafty goodness to your Valentine's Day attire with this felt brooch or pendant craft from Ashton11. This heart craft would also make a great gift for Valentine's Day.

Materials:

• Felt of your choice of colors
• Scissors
• Various buttons and beads
• Needle and sewing thread or embroidery floss
• One cotton ball for stuffing
• Small safety pin
• Brooch pin
• Shoelace
• Pattern

Instructions:

1. Cut two large hearts, and one small heart for each brooch or pendant.
    
2. Sew the smaller heart centered over the large heart, and sew three buttons on.
    
3. Layer the two large hearts, and sew around the outside edge with red floss or thread, stopping before you are finished so you can stuff one cotton ball into the heart, then continue to sew closed. (Use 4 strands of thread as a substitute for embroidery floss.)
    
4. Sew a brooch pin to the back to use as a brooch.
    
5. TO USE AS A PENDANT: attach a small safety pin to the back, and pass a shoelace, or neck cord through to attach the pendant to the cord. (see photo below).